# What will this cost?

Hetzner Cloud was chosen specifically because of its low-cost hosting in comparison to other providers such as Linode, Digital Ocean and Vultr.

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You'll receive €20 in credits which will cover the hosting of this cluster for a month or two. I'm not receiving payment to shill this, unless you continue to host the cluster after spending your credits.

# Cost breakdown

Assuming you follow the configuration in the guide (prices correct at the time of writing and exclude VAT; last updated 2025/01/29):

Resource	Quantity	Per Unit	Total Per Month
CAX11 ARM Server (4GB RAM/2 vCPU)	3	€3.79	€11.37
Load balancer	1	€5.39	€5.39
Storage volume (10GB)	1	€0.44	€0.44
			€13.41 (max €17.20)

This is based on running a simple autoscaling cluster with one server for the control plane, and a worker pool with a maximum of two servers.

Of course, you can expect the breakdown to change if you want a larger autoscaling capacity.